Baseball Gambles and Romances Behind Ruppert Signings
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Jacob Ruppert and Col. Ruppert’s era with baseball star signings, including Timmy Dunn and Tris Speaker. The piece mentions contracts, celebrations, and the newsroom mood as reporters waited outside rooms. It notes a nostalgic tone about romance and gambling in early baseball lore and references Ruth and Ted Williams in passing.
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Timmy Dunn
Tris Speaker
Cleveland
Texas
War Cry
Salvation Army
Speaker
Ruppert
Eustace
Ruth
Daniel
Did You Know That Maxie Rosenbloom Slugging Claim
The piece notes Maxie Rosenbloom in a light heavyweight bout with bat Johnson, recounting bets and claims about his punching power and glove work. It then mentions Afaxtog’s defenses and Harlem boxing style, followed by Nova College players George Gazella and Lawrence Cicero, noting brothers in the major leagues and career aims on catching and infielding.
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Maxie. Rosenbloom
Bat Johnson
Chicago
Jack Sharkey
Villanova College
George Gazella
Mike
Yanks
Lawrence
Cicero
Joe
Red Sox
Gazella
Tory
Glenside the horse breaks neck yet wins races
In Adelaide on March 2 1928 a gelding named Glenside broke his neck in a track mishap. A veterinary plaster cast was applied and the horse recovered to race again, though he carries a deep neck mood and his head rocks side to side while running, yet he remains fast.
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Adelaide
Australia
Lengide
Glenside
Eight Managers Guide Team in Six Seasons
SAN ANTONIO March 26 Managers of the San Antonio Texas League club have been plentiful and they have come and gone on short notice in the last six years In this respect the Indians claim some sort of record for eight pilots have directed the club since 125 Dallas of the same loop however is a close second for seven managers have tried their luck during the same period Waco provides the other extreme in that it has not undergone a managerial shift since it entered the league six years ago
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San Antonio
Dallas
Waco
Yankee infield deflection on Petri hit escapes double play
In a tense New York Yankees inning, Petri’s sharp grounder deflected off Derrill as Pratt covered second. Derrill could not reach the ball, allowing a scramble to force Peck at second and a close play at first.
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Pratt
NEW York Yankees
Petri Batsman
Groun
Farl
Derrilus Riad
Strakup
Special Footgear Needed to Identify These Court Twins
Colgate basketball twins Lew and Jim Bramer look alike, so coach Lloyd Jordan forces distinctive shoes to tell them apart. Each weighs 138 pounds and both share similar interests and positions in baseball and football. Both played at Fairport High School and were on the freshman football squad.
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Hamilton
Calgate
Lew
Jim Bramer
Lloyd _ Jordan
Colgate
Fairport
Theta Pi Delta
General Arts College
Hornsby On Santa Catalina Islands Eyeing Mild Comeback
Rogers Hornsby shows steady bat with two homers and four hits in an Los Angeles exhibition on Santa Catalina Island. A heel growth and winter surgery could ease before opening day. He conserves his energy, avoids activity, and may push his .363 lifetime NL average with the Cubs this season despite last year’s slow start.
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Hornsby
Cubs
Lester Bell
Cub
Athletics Chief Sees Tough Season Ahead
Connie Mack, boss of the world champion Athletics in Fort Myers, predicts a harder fight in 1930. He cites strengthened rivals including the Yankees, Indians, Tigers, and White Sox, warns of overconfidence after 1929, and notes plans to retain infield reserves Keesey, Williams, MacNair, Tarr, and others from minor leagues to bolster the squad.
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Fort Meyers
Fla
Connie Mack
Washington
Yankees
Athletics
Cleveland
Detoit
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
Keesey
Portland
Williams
Little Hock
MacNai
Knoxville
Tarr
Nekrusks
Golf Invades Baseball Realms In Locker Room Talk
National League chief executive notes ball players embrace golf, with Babe Ruth and Sam Byrd among stars mixing sports. Articles recount Ruth’s 70s scores, Shawkey’s golf progress, Rice’s 69 rumor, and players like Vance Whitehill Harris Mack Collins Robinson among golf enthusiasts. Former stars Me nis Merkle Shafer Statz Wright also linked to early US golf spread.
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John Arnold Hepdler
National League
Babe Ruth
New York
Sam Byrd
Ruth
Miami
Bob Shawkey
Yankee
West
Sam Rice
Washington
Florida
Sam
Dazzy Vance
Brooklyn
Detroit
Eddie Collins
Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn Pilot
Stuffy Me ¥Nnis
Fred Merkle
Tilly Shafer
Pebble Beach
Jigger Statz
George Wright
Elinor Smith Sets New Women's Altitude Record
SREEPORT NY March 25 14 Elinor Smith aviateix. The United States Department of Commerce reports she established a new altitude record for women on March 10. The Bureau of Standards confirms a height of 27418 feet, surpassing Marvel Crosson’s 23926 feet set before her death in 1924. Miss Smith flew from Roosevelt Field.
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Sreeport
N. Y
Elinor Smith
Aviateix
Uited States Department of Commerce
Bureau of Standards of the Department
Marvel Crosson
Miss Smith
Roosevelt Field
Uncertain Season Plans for Pitching Staff
The speaker notes possible yearlong option for beer, expects the pitching staff to mostly resemble last year with two new pitchers staying for the season. Mahaffey of Portland is cited as likely to help, and Howard Bhmke is optimistic about pitching weekly, though the speaker hopes this isn’t mistaken.
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Bier
Mahaffey
Portland
Howard Bhmke
Sparkler Sets A Record At Wichita In 1920s Goals
Sparkler set a new scoring record at Wichita in the National AAU girls tournament as Ark. led Sparkman to 76 18 over the Chiloceo Indians. Quinnie Hamm 109 points in a prior game set a tourney mark. Birmingham Western Union beat Detroit Centrals 23 19. Lockett 11 for Northern and Moose 10 for Dixie. Randolph College Cisco Texas defeated Central Kansas OllERettes 251.
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Wichita
Kan
Sparkman Ark
Chiloceo
Okla
Birmingham
Ala
Western Union
Detroit
Mich
Centrals
Lockett
Moose
Dixie Girls
Ezzie Lcoit
Detroiters
Wichita Fairfiews
Columbia (Ga) Athletic Club
Randolph College
Cisco
Tex
Central Kansas Ollerettes
Wood Shoots at Century Mark With Rebuilt Miss America
Miami Beach regatta features Gar Wood aiming for 100 mph with Miss America VIII rebuilt since Detroit last year. Trials hint at breaking the century speed barrier on Indian Creek course March 25 and 26 as part of a circuit of small speeders during the event.
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Miami Beach
Pla
Gar Wood
Indian Creek
Detroit
Wood
Wose Acros
Biscayne Bay
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